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Gunpowder is a British historical drama television miniseries produced by Kudos and Kit Harington's Thriker Films for BBC One. The three-part drama series premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2017 and on HBO in the United States on 18 December 2017.The series was developed by Ronan Bennett, Kit Harington, and Daniel West and is based on the Gunpowder Plot in London in 1605. It stars Harington, who is a direct descendant of his character Robert Catesby. J Blakeson directed the series. Cast Main Kit Harington as Robert Catesby Peter Mullan as Henry Garnet Mark Gatiss as Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury Liv Tyler as Anne VauxRecurring Luke Broughton as Thomas Bates Philip Hill-Pearson as Sir Everard Digby Tom Cullen as Guy Fawkes Daniel West as Thomas Percy Joseph Ringwood as Ambrose Rookwood Martin Lindley as Francis Tresham Christopher T Johnson as Robert Wintour Edward Holcroft as Thomas Wintour Matthew Neal as Christopher Wright Luke Neal as John Wright Shaun Dooley as Sir William Wade Derek Riddell as James I Robert Emms as Father John Gerard Thom Ashley as Father Daniel Smith Sian Webber as Lady Dorothy Dibdale Pedro Casablanc as The Constable of Castile Andy Lucas as Juan de Tassis, 1st Count of Villamediana David Bamber as Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland Simon Kunz as Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk Hugh Alexander as Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke Sean Rigby as William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle Robert Gwyllim as Sir William Stanley Andrew Jarvis as Edward AlfordProduction In February 2017, the BBC ordered Gunpowder, then announced the three-part drama series was to be developed by Ronan Bennett, Kit Harington, and Daniel West; written by Ronan Bennett; and produced by Kudos. The series stars Kit Harington, Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss, and Liv Tyler, and is directed by J Blakeson. Filming started in late February 2017.Filming locations included the National Trust's East Riddlesden Hall and Fountains Abbey, alongside popular visitor attractions such as Oakwell Hall; Ripley Castle; Haddon Hall; Kirkstall Abbey; Bolton Abbey; Lendal Bridge in York City Centre; and the famous Ilkley Moor. Beverley Minster depicted the regal splendour of the Palace of Westminster. Episodes All three episodes were available on the BBC iPlayer following the terrestrial broadcast of the first episode. Broadcast Gunpowder premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2017. The series premiered in the United States on HBO on 18 December 2017. Reception On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 72% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.25/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating, the series has a score 63 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".The initial reaction to the first episode was mired with complaints from viewers about the depicted scenes of torture, nudity, and disembowelment despite the broadcast time being 10 minutes after the watershed of 9 pm. In response to complaints, the BBC said: "The scenes aired after 9.30pm with a clear warning given to viewers before the episode started. The methods depicted are grounded in historical fact and reflect what took place during the time of the Gunpowder Plot." It was described as 'a very good drama' by other viewers. See also Gunpowder, Treason & PlotReferences External links Gunpowder at BBC Online Gunpowder at IMDb "Where is BBC's Gunpowder filmed?". Creative England. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017. "Where is Gunpowder filmed?". BT TV News. Retrieved 7 November 2017. "Gunpowder, treason and plot". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 5 November 2017. "Our places in explosive BBC series Gunpowder". National Trust. Retrieved 7 November 2017.. Discover the Liv Bennett popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Liv Bennett books.

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    Bringing in the Sheaves

    Richard Coles

    After a life of sex, drugs and the Communards, recounted in his acclaimed memoir Fathomless Riches, the Reverend Richard Coles devoted himself to God and Christianity. So what is l...

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    The Five Lives of Ms Bennett

    Helen Hagemann

    A GRIPPING STORY OF ENDURANCEThis heartwarming and intriguing novel will have you cheering for Ms Bennett as she navigates away from an unhappy marriage towards a new love!The...

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    The Greatest Works of Arnold Bennett

    Arnold Bennett

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    How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

    Arnold Bennett

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    A Shot in the Moonlight

    Ben Montgomery

    The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Insp...

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    Sadeqa Johnson

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    Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

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    Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman

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    Leila Mottley & Pauline Loquin

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    Liv Bennett

    I'm pursued by two brothers. Two beautiful, powerful men with dreadful secrets and gloomy pasts.  One sets me free, the other tries to trap me. One is the light in the darknes...

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    Anthony Trollope

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    Liv Bennett

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    Pleasure Extraordinaire 1

    Liv Bennett

    Michael Hawkins is mature, rich, and dropdead sexy. He is also gay.And, for some strange reason, he wants me to be his pretend girlfriend in exchange for a big sum of money.He has ...

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    Pleasure Extraordinaire 4

    Liv Bennett

    I love a man who doesn't want me, and the man I detest most is ready to give up his promiscuous life to be with me. The final pieces of the puzzle are coming together to reveal one...

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    Blinding Love 1

    Liv Bennett

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    ARNOLD BENNETT Ultimate Collection

    Arnold Bennett

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    We Are Not Like Them

    Christine Pride & Jo Piazza

    A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Named a Best Book Pick of 2021 by Harper’s Bazaar and Real Simple Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by People, Essence, New York Post, Pop...

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    The Five Lives of Ms Bennett

    Helen Hagemann

    A GRIPPING STORY OF ENDURANCEThis heartwarming and intriguing novel will have you cheering for Ms Bennett as she navigates away from an unhappy marriage towards a new love!The...

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    Malcolm Hansen

    2019 First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library AssociationAn “urgent and heartrending novel about an America on the brink” (Matt Gallagher, author of Young...

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    Pleasure Extraordinaire - Complete Collection

    Liv Bennett

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